When The Athletic sat down with Lynx GM and coach Cheryl Reeve and assistant GM Clare Duwelius this offseason, a lot of ground was covered in the hour-long conversation.

The bulk of the chat served as the framework for a story on Tuesday that detailed Reeve’s efforts to keep the Lynx dynasty rolling and the newly structured front office setup with Duwelius as her right-hand woman.

There was a lot that had to be left on the cutting room floor. So here are some excerpts of the conversation on Reeve’s desire to one day get into ownership, her appetite to continue coaching and raising her family in Minnesota, edited for clarity and length.

Jon Krawczynski: How long have you envisioned a role like this as the GM and coach?

Cheryl Reeve: I don’t know that I necessarily thought about being the general manager here only because I thought the setup we had with (former GM) Roger (Griffith) was a good one. He was obviously entrenched here. Did...